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John Benbow

1653 - 1702

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Vice-Admiral John Benbow (10 March 1653 – 4 November 1702) was an English Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary pirates before leaving to join the Merchant Navy in which Benbow served until the 1688 Glorious Revolution, whereupon he returned to the Royal Navy and was commissioned. Benbow fought against the French Navy during the Nine Years' War, serving on and later commanding several English warships and taking part in the battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur and La Hogue in 1690 and 1692. He went on to achieve fame during his military accomplishments, which included fighting against Barbary pirates such as the Salé Rovers, besieging Saint-Malo and seeing action in the West Indies against the French during the War of the Spanish Succession. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Benbow is the 1,709th most popular military personnel (up from 1,728th in 2019), the 3,490th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,239th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Benbow ranks 1,709 out of 2,058. Before him are Gregor MacGregor, Nozu Michitsura, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Giovanni Luppis, Melita Norwood, and Braxton Bragg. After him are Henry III, Count of Bar, Frederick C. Weyand, Ivan Maslennikov, Antonio Luna, Roy Urquhart, and Kurt Martti Wallenius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1653, John Benbow ranks 17. Before him are Maria Amalia of Courland, Caspar van Wittel, Carlo Ruzzini, Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg, and Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.  Among people deceased in 1702, John Benbow ranks 9. Before him are Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Jean Bart, Olaus Rudbeck, Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, and Georg Eberhard Rumphius. After him is Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Benbow ranks 3,491 out of 8,785. Before him are Melita Norwood (1912), John Walter Gregory (1864), David Don (1799), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Anita Brookner (1928), and Garry Chalk (1952). After him are Pybba of Mercia (570), David Murray (1909), Samuel Baker (1821), Mary F. Lyon (1925), George Abecassis (1913), and Cliff Allison (1932).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Benbow ranks 89. Before him are Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Thomas Gage (1719), Charles Warren (1840), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Gregor MacGregor (1786), and Melita Norwood (1912). After him are Roy Urquhart (1901), Tom Phillips (1888), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Harry Patch (1898), Dudley Pound (1877), and Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726).

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